Luis Severino Is Out For New York
The injuries just keep mounting for the New York team located in the Bronx.
The most recent injury is to one of their starters in the rotation.
Luis Severino was diagnosed with a Grade 2 lat strain that will prevent him from throwing a ball for six weeks, the team announced prior to Tuesday’s game in Houston. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/luis-severino-injured-shut-down-with-lat-strain
The injury is separate and independent from the rotator cuff inflammation Severino sustained during Spring Training. The lat strain emerged at some point between the diagnosis of that injury and his ongoing rehab process. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/luis-severino-injured-shut-down-with-lat-strain
"I don’t know if relief’s the right word, but it’s a little bit like, 'OK, now we know what it is,'" manager Aaron Boone said after the Yankees’ 6-3 loss to the Astros. "A little relief that it’s not a surgery thing. There’s a little comfort in knowing this is what it is. It appears to be treatable. It’s going to take some time and hopefully we’ll get a healthy, strong and fresh Sevy back for a good portion of the season." “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/luis-severino-injured-shut-down-with-lat-strain
Severino had progressed to throwing at 130 feet but never felt good enough to start throwing off the mound, which drew concerns from Boone and the medical staff, who sent Severino back to New York on Monday to be examined by Dr. Chris Ahmad, who oversaw the MRI process. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/luis-severino-injured-shut-down-with-lat-strain
The Yankees will now be tasked with replacing Severino at the top of the rotation for longer than they had originally hoped. Beyond internal options, they could look outside the organization. Free-agent lefty Dallas Keuchel, who won the Cy Young Award in 2015 and pitched to a 3.74 ERA last season for the Astros across 204 2/3 innings, is still available.”according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/luis-severino-injured-shut-down-with-lat-strain